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SHOCKING MACHINE.

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WILLIAM I. CUBBAGE, OF JOY, ILLINOIS.

SHOCKING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I. GUBBAGE, citizen of the United States, residing at Joy, in the county of Mercer and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shocking-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to grain shockers and has for its object the provision of a strong, durable and thoroughly efiicient machine of this character especially designed for attachment to a grain binder and adapted to receive the bundles of grain from said binder and form the same into a shock.

A further object of the invention is to provide means operable from the binder for tilting the cradle to effect the dumping of the bundles of grain, and means for preventing the delivery of bundles to the cradle during the dumping operation.

A further object is to provide a shocking machine having a bundle receiving tray pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to direct the bundles of grain into the path of an ejector when the cradle is tilted.

A further object is to provide means operable from the driving shaft for actuating the ejector to discharge the bundles at the rear of the cradle.

A further object is to provide means for locking the cradle in normal position, and means for automatically returning said cradle to normal posit-ion after each dumping operation.

A still further object is generally to improve this class of devices, so as to increase their utility, durability and efliciency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a grain shocker constructed in acordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View; Fig. 4: is a rear elevation; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the foot lever; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view, showing the lllflllilel of dumping the bundles to form a shoe Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 11, 1910.

Patented Mar. 141-, 1911.

Serial No. 560,718.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved shocking machine forming the subject of the present invention comprises a substantially rectangular frame 5 having a bar 6 extending transversely across the bottom thereof and provided with a laterally extending brace or tongue 7 for attachment to a grain binder, indicated at 8.

Pivotally mounted for tilting movement 011 the frame 5 is a cradle 9 including a lower horizontally disposed frame 10 and spaced vertically disposed frames 11 and 12 to which are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured the side walls 13 of the shocker, as shown. Journaled in suitable bearings formed in the longitudinal bars of the lower frame 10 of the cradle, is an axle 14:, the cradle being pivotally connected with the frame 5, as indicated at 15, so as to permit the cradle to be tilted rearwardly when it is desired to eflect the dumping of the bundles.

Rigidly secured to the opposite ends of the axle 1 1 are ground wheels 16, the intermediate portion of the axle being provided with a crank 17 to which is connected the adjacent end of a pitman 18. The opposite end of the pitman 18 is pivotally connected at 19 to a reciprocating ejector 20 so that as the machine travels over the surface of a field a continuous reciprocator'y movement will be imparted to the ejector 20. The ejector 20 is pivotally mounted between the side walls 13 of the cradle by means of parallel links 21, the bottom of said ejector being formed with stepped plates 22 having terminal teeth or serrations 23 adapted to engage the bundles of grain and feed the latter rearwardly to the discharge end of the cradle. One of the side walls of the cradle is cut-away to form a seat for the reception of the adjacent end of a conveyer 24: by means of which the bundles of grain are transferred from the binder to the cradle 9.

The conveyer 2 1 comprises spaced side plates 25 between which are j ournaled suitable rollers 26 over which travels an endless belt 27 of any suitableconstruction. The conveyer 24 is supported in an inclined position by means of inclined braces 28, the upper ends of which are connected with the side plates 25 of the conveyer frame, while the lower ends thereof are pivotally connected at 29 with a reinforcing bar 30 se best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Auxiliary braces 31 form a pivotal connection between the side plates 25 and the inclined braces 28. The upper end of the conveyer .24 is yieldably supported in its seat in the upper end of the cradle by means of coil springs 32, one end of each of which is secured to an attaching lug 33, while the other.

The front end of the cradle 9 is open so as to permit free reciprocation of the ejector 20, while the rear or discharge end of the cradle is also preferably open throughout the entire height of the cradle, the side walls 13 at the discharge end of the cradle being deflected laterally at 34 so as to facilitate the discharge of the bundles of grain.

Secured to a cross bar 35 at the rear or discharge end of the cradle, are a plurality of spaced tines or teeth 36, the latter being normally elevated above the surface of the ground so as to permit the machine to travel over the surface of a field without interference.

The rear frame or yoke 12 is extended vertically above the upper edges of the side walls 13 of the cradle to form a support for a bundle receiving tray 37. The tray 37 is provided with angularly disposed arms 38 pivotally mounted at 39 on the upper or projecting end of the yoke 12, said tray being normally disposed in the path of movement of the bundles from the conveyer 24 so as to receive said bundles and deliver the same to the ejector at predetermined intervals.

Pivotally mounted at 40 on one of the side walls 13 of the cradle, is a bell crank lever 41, to the short arm of which is pivotally connected at 42, the adjacent end of a rod 43, the lower end of said rod being pivotally connected at 44. to the stationary frame 5, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawingsi Secured to the long armof the bell crank lever 41, is a coil spring 45, which latter is also connected to the arms 38 of the bundle receiving tray through the medium of links 46. The tension of the spring 45 is such as to. hold the tray 37 in the path of the bundles from the conveyer 24 until a predetermined number of bundles have been delivered thereto, said tray being adapted to swing on its pivotal axis 39 to direct the bundles of grain deposited on said tray into 7 the path of the ejector 20 when the cradle is dumping of the latter, there is provided a cut-off plateor detainer 47 having its upper edge pivotally mounted at 48 on the adjacent side wall of the cradle.

Seated in a bracket 49 fastened to one of the exterior side walls of the cradle, is a rod 50 preferably formed of a single piece of metal bent upon itself to produce an arm 51 and a diametrically disposed lifting finger 52. The arm 51 is connected to'the short arm of the bell crank lever 41 through the medium of a link 53, while the finger 52 passes through an opening in the adjacent side wall of the cradle and normally extends beneath and at the rear of the cut-off plate 47.

A torsion spring 54 is operatively connected with the rod 50 and with the adjacent sidewall of the cradle, the tension of the spring being such as to normally and yieldably hold the lifting finger 52 in lowered or inoperative position, thus to allow the cut-off plate 47 to hang downwardly within the cradle and out of the path of the bundles transferred from the binder to the cradle. The front end of the cradle normally rests on the transverse bar 6 of the frame 5 so that the teeth or tines 36 at the rear end of the cradle will be supported above the surface of the ground, as before stated.

In order to tilt the cradle to effect the dumping of the bundles, there is provided a rod 55 having its intermediate portion journaled in a bearing 56 on the lower frame 10 of the cradle and its inner end provided with a crank arm 57, which latter is connected through the medium of a link-58 with an eye 59 carried by the transverse supporting bar 6. The outer end of the rod 55 is provided with an upstanding finger 59, to which is pivotally connected a trip rod 60, the latter having its outer end journaled in a suitable bearing 61 on the binder frame 8 and having its terminal bent laterally to form a crank arm 62.

Pivotally mounted at 63 on the binder frame 8, is a foot lever 64 having a stirrup 65 secured thereto and provided with a transverse pin 66 to which is pivotally connected a rod 67 extending to and pivotally connected with the crank arm 62 of the trip rod 60. Thus it will be seen that when the operator raises his foot, a longitudinal pull will be exerted on the rod 67, thereby to partially rotate the trip rod 60 and allow the rear end of the cradle to drop by gravity and discharge the bundles 011 the ground. hen the foot lever 64 is depressed, the trip rod will be rotated in the opposite direction, thus causing the arm 67 to exert an upward pull on the link 58 and move the front end of the frame to normal position in contact with the supporting bar 6, the return movement of the cradle being assisted by coil springs 68 connecting the side walls of the cradle with the frame 5, as best shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Attention is here called to the fact that When the cradle is in normal position withthe teeth 36 elevated above the surface of the ground, the link 58 will rest against the forward end of the frame 10 with the pivotal connection between the arm 57 and link 58 substantially in alinement with the pivotal connection between the link 58 and bar 6, so as to form in effect a lock and thus prevent accidental tilting movement of the cradle. When the foot lever is elevated, the trip rod 60 serves to move the link 58 in the direction of the teeth 36 so that the pivotal connection between the arm 57 and rod 58 will be moved to one side of the center and thus allow the cradle to dump in the manner before stated.

The conveyer 24 may be operated in any suitable manner as for instance, by a belt or chain 69 connected with one of the rollers 26 and extending to the beater shaft of the grain binder.

In operation, the shocker together with the binder travels over the surface of a field, the bundles of grain from said binder being transferred on the conveyer 24 to the cradle 9. As the bundles of grain are delivered to the cradle, said bundles will fall into the receiving tray 37. WVhen a predetermined number of bundles have been deposited in the tray 37, the operator elevates the foot lever 64 which unlocks the forward end of the cradle and causes the rear end thereof to tilt downwardly until the teeth 86 drag on the surface of the ground. As the rear end of the cradle is tilted, the rod 43 will exert a downward pull on the short arm of the bell crank lever 41, thus moving the long arm of the bell crank lever in the direction of the frame or yoke 12, thereby to release the tension of the spring and permit the tray 37 to swing rearwardly to the position shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, thus to direct the bundles in said tray into the path of the ejector 20 so that as the latter reciprocates, the bundles will be forced rearwardly and deposited on the ground in the form of a shock. It will of course be understood that as the bundles are fed rearwardly by the ejector 20, said bundles by contact with the lower end of the tray 37 will elevate the latter to permit the passage of the bundles. As the cradle is tilted, the bell crank lever 41 will impart a downward movement to the arm 51, thus to rotate the rod against the tension of the spring 54 so as to cause the finger 52 to elevate the cut-off plate 47 and prevent the delivery of bundles to the cradle during the dumping operation. hen the foot lever is actuated to return the cradle to normal position, the rod 43 will tilt the bell crank lever 41 in the opposite direction so as to place the spring 45 under tension and return the bundle receiving tray to normal position in the path of the bundles from the conveyer 24, and in which position, it will be yieldably supported by the spring 45. During the return movement of the cradle, the bell crank lever 41 will rock the arm 51, which lowers the cut-off plate 47 and allows said plate to hang within the cradle so as to permit the delivery of bundles from the binder to the receiving tray.

Suitable guard fingers are preferably bolt-ed or otherwise rigidly secured to the side walls of the cradle with their free ends projecting above and overhanging the teeth 36 in order to assist in guiding the bundles of grain as the latter are discharged at the rear of the machine. The inner edges of the fingers 70 are also preferably serrated at 71 to assist in preventing forward movement of the bundles .when the ejector is carried forward.

From the foregoing description it is thought that the construction and operation of the device will be understood by those skilled in the art and further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with a grain binder, of a shocker movable with the binder and including a cradle, a receiver carried by the cradle and normally held in position to receive the bundles from said binder, means for transferring said bundles from the binder to the receiver, means operable from the binder for tilting the cradle, and means actuated by the tilting of the cradle to release the receiver and allow the bundles to fall.

2. The combination with a grain binder, of a shocker movable with the binder and including a cradle, a receiver carried by the cradle and normally held in position to receive the bundles from said binder, means for transferring said bundles from the binder to the receiver, means operable from the binder for tilting the cradle, means actuated by the tilting of the cradle to release the receiver and allow the bundles to fall, and means for preventing delivery of the bundles to.,the receiver when the latter is in discharging position.

3. The combination with a grain binder,

of a shocker movable with the binder and in eluding a cradle, a receiver carried by the cradle and normally held in position to re ceive the bundles from the binder, a conveyer for transferring said bundles from the binder to the receiver, means operable from said binder for tilting the cradle, means actuated by the tilting of the cradle to re lease the receiver and allow the bundles to fall, and a cut-off plate movable to operative position into the path of the bundles from the conveyer when the receiver is in discharging position.

4. The combination with a frame having means for attachment to a grain binder, of

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a'cradle pivotally mounted on the frame and provided with ground wheels, an ejector mounted for reciprocation within the cradle,

means for tilting the cradle, a receiving tray suspended within the cradle and normally held in position to receive the bundles from r the binder, and means actuated by the tilting of the cradletorelease the tray and allow said bundles to fall.

5. The combination with a grain binder, of a shocker movable with the binder and including a cradle, a receiving tray suspended within the cradle and normally held in position to receive the bundles from said binder, means for transferring said bundles from the binder to the tray, an ejector mounted for reciprocation in said cradle, means for tilting the cradle, means actuated by thetilting of the cradle to release the tray and allow the bundles to fall, and means i for preventing the delivery of bundles to the tray when the latter is in dischargingposition."

6. The combination with a grain binder,

' ofa shocker movable with the binder and including a cradle, a receiver carried by the cradle and normally held in position to receive the bundles from the binder, a con- V of a frame secured to the binder, a cradle pivot-ally mounted on the frame and pro vided with ground wheels, a receiver n0rmally held in position to receive the bundles from said binder, an ejector mounted for reciprocation within the cradle, means for locking the cradle in normal position, means operable from the grain binder for releasing the locking means and simultaneously tilting the cradle, and means actuated by the tilting of the cradle to release the receiver and allow the bundles to fall.

8. The combination with a frame having means for attachment to a grain binder, of

a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a

receiving tray'yieldably supported within the cradle and held in position to receive the bundles from the binder, means for transferring saidbundles from the binder to the receiving stray, means for tilting the i cradle, and meansactuated by the tilting of said cradle to release thereceiving tray and allow the latter to discharge the bundles therefrom.

'9. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to the binder, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame,'a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on the cradle, a bundle receiving tray, a rod'forming aconnection between one end of the bell crank lever and the frame, a spring forming a connection between the other end of the bell crank lever and the bundle receiving tray for normallysupporting the latter in position to receive the bundles from the binder, means for transferring the bundles of grain from said binder to the receiving tray, and means for tilting the cradle, said tray being movable rearwardly to discharge the bundles when'the cradle is, tilted.

10. The combination with a frame having means for attachment to a grain binder, of a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a bundle receiving tray pivotally mounted on the frame and suspended within the cradle, means for transferring the bundles from the binder to said tray, a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on one wall of the cradle, a rod forming a connection between one arm of the bell crank lever and the frame, a spring forming a connection between the other arm of the bell crank lever and the bundle receiving tray, a cut-off plate, means for tilting the cradle, and means actuated by the tilting of the cradle for moving the cut-off plate into the path of the bundles from the binder.

11. The combination with a grain binder, of a' frame secured to the binder, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a bundle receiving tray pivotally mounted on the frame and suspended within the cradle, a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on one wall of said cradle, a rod forming a pivotal connection between one arm of the bell crank lever and the frame, a spring connecting the other arm of the bell crank lever and the bundle receiving tray, a cutoff plate, a lifting finger normally disposed at the rear of the cut-off plate and provided with a laterally extending arm, a link forming a connection between the arm and bell crank lever, and means for tilting the cradle, said cut-off plate being actuated by the tilting of the cradle to prevent the dclivery of bundles to the receiving tray.

12. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to the binder, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a crank axle journaled in the cradle and provided with ground wheels, an ejector mounted for reciprocation within the cradle, a pitman forming a pivotal connection between the ejector and crank axle, a receiving tray suspended within the cradle and normally held in position to receive the bundles from the binder, a cut-off plate, means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the tray, means for tilting the cradle, and means actuated by the tilting of the cradle for releasing and dumping the tray and simultaneously moving the cut-off plate into the path of the bundles from the transferring device.

13. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to the binder, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the cradle, a trip rod, a crank rod mounted on the cradle and pivotally connected with .the trip rod, a link forming a connection be tween the crank rod and frame, and a foot lever mounted on the binder and operatively connected with the trip rod for actuating the latter to tilt the cradle.

14. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to the binder, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the cradle, a crank rod journaled on the front end of the cradle, a link forming a pivotal connection between the frame and crank arm, a trip rod pivotally connected with the crank arm, a foot lever mounted on the binder and provided with a stirrup, and a rod forming a connection between the foot lever and trip rod.

15. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to the binder and provided with a transverse supporting bar, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame and normally resting on the transverse supporting bar, an axle journaled in the cradle and provided with a crank arm, ground wheels mounted on the axle, an ejector mounted for reciprocation within the cradle, a pitman forming a connection between the crank arm and ejector, a crank rod carried by said cradle, a link forming a pivotal connection between the crank rod and transverse supporting bar, a trip rod connected with the crank rod, means for transferring bundles from the binder to the cradle, and a footlever mounted on the binder and operatively connected with the trip rod for actuating the latter to tilt the cradle.

16. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to the binder and including a transverse supporting rod, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a crank axle journaled in the side walls of the cradle and provided with ground wheels, an ejector mounted for reciprocation within the cradle and provided with serrated plates, parallel links forming a pivotal connection between the ejector and cradle, means for transferring bundles of grain from the binder to the cradle, a pitman forming a pivotal connection between the crank axle and ejector for reciprocating the latter, a bundle receiving tray normally held within the cradle above the ejector, a cut-off plate, means operable from the binder for tilting the cradle, and means actuated by the tilting of the cradle for releasing the tray and simultaneously moving the cut-off plate into the path of the bundles from the binder.

17. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame secured to and mounted for travel with the binder, an open-ended cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, an axle journaled in the side walls of the cradle and provided with a crank arm, ground wheels j ournaled on the axle, a plurality of tines secured to and extending longitudinally from the rear end of the cradle, a bundle receiving tray supported within the cradle, an ejector mounted for reciprocation in said cradle beneath the tray and operatively connected with the crank arm, means for transferring bundles from the binder to the receiving tray, means for delivering the bundles from the tray to the cradle, a cut-off plate, and means operable from the binder for tilting the cradle and simultaneously moving the cut-off plate into the path of the bundles from said binder.

18. The combination with a grain binder, of a frame having a laterally extending tongue for attachment to the binder and provided with a transverse supporting bar, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame and normally resting on said supporting bar, an axle journaled in the side walls of the cradle and provided with a crank arm, ground wheels mounted on the axle, an ejector operatively connected with the crank arm, a bundle receiving tray suspended within the cradle above the ejector, means for transferring bundles from the binder to said tray, a crank rod journaled on the front end of the cradle, a link forming a pivotal connection between the transverse bar of the frame and said crank rod, a trip rod pivotally connected with the crank rod, and a foot lever carried by the binder and operatively connected with the trip red, the upper end of said link being substantially in alinement with the pivotal connection between the link and the transverse bar when the cradle is resting on said transverse bar, thereby to lock the cradle against accidental movement.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM I. CUBBAGE. [L.S.]

Witnesses WILLIAM R. EDGAR, ROBERT L. DOWNING.

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